Paratransit, Vanpool and Dial-a-Ride Ridership

Ridership Data

Paratransit Ridership

Service 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Chicago ADA Service 212,636 219,784 192,411 169,569 150,801 59,192 264,623 261,119 258,657 271,413 279,185 276,419
Chicago Certification / CDOA 2,258 2,078 1,460 - - - 2,739 2,588 2,182 2,436 2,916 3,278
Suburban ADA Service 61,722 53,642 50,255 55,929 45,092 14,946 85,904 86,336 81,630 83,973 81,445 77,735
Suburban Certification Riders 323 264 435 - - - 964 1,098 1,314 774 1,039 933
Taxi Access Program 85,000 84,812 81,792 75,147 64,102 15,045 17,050 13,934 7,473 2,669 2,852 2,681

Vanpool Ridership

Service 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Advantage 26,013 26,459 21,353 16,630 9,018 633 69,622 67,519 62,010 72,898 77,159 78,967
Employer and Non-Profit Service 4,038 3,603 2,831 2,281 1,019 64 4,700 5,834 7,128 8,029 9,212 8,057
Locally Based 6,738 7,952 6,567 - - - - - - - - -
Municipal Shuttle 6,704 6,235 5,547 11,360 9,118 3,658 19,195 18,474 17,928 20,657 20,402 24,267
VIP 17,732 18,040 15,440 14,532 10,500 15,268 46,816 57,708 53,552 63,966 78,102 86,546

Number of Vanpools

Service 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Vanpool Total 400 399 379 369 406 207 639 658 687 744 791 790

Dial-A-Ride Ridership

Service 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014
Dial-A-Ride 44,608 41,184 42,192 42,717 40,306 17,779 67,769 69,344 68,347 77,871 82,155 87,908

This page displays Pace's Paratransit, Vanpool and Dial-a-Ride ridership figures. It should be noted that the latest three months are provisional. Select a month from the dropdown window below to compare ridership year over year.